Chapter 111

Deidre

“Because… he reminds you of her?”

I force the painful silence, making him acknowledge what he isn’t saying. He sighs in protest, but his denial is weak. “This isn’t about Sienna–”

So I call him on it. “This is about her, isn’t it? Because he reminds you of her? You don’t want him around?”

But he digs his heels in. “Sirius will never be accepted into this pack, regardless of what story we sew; whether he is seen as my son or not. Don’t you get it?”

I shake my head, disappointment beyond anything I could imagine settling in. I look at my Alpha, really look, and all I can see is fear. Fear, cowardice, and…

“I was wrong,” I say. He starts, as though confused by my sudden retraction. “This isn’t about Sirius. Or Sienna. It’s about your pride. Your legitimacy, isn’t it? You see his differences as, what… a stain on your reputation?” My voice grows with every accusation, and his own anger bubbles do the surface.

“Why don’t you get it? He is UNNATURAL!” Jason shouts the last word and I